GATT/AIR/3201 26 JUNE 1991

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF BULGARIA

1. THE WORKING PARTY ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON 5-6 NOVEMBER 1986 TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA FOR ACCESSION TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT WILL MEET ON 15 AND 16 JULY 1991 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA. THE MEETING WILL COMMENCE ON 15 JULY AT 3 P.M.

2. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6667/REV.1) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "TO EXAMINE THE APPLICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA TO ACCEDE TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE XXXIII, AND TO SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MIGHT INCLUDE A DRAFT PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT IN ITS EXAMINATION, THE WORKING PARTY WILL CONSIDER THE COMPATIBILITY OF BULGARIA'S FOREIGN TRADE REGIME WITH THE GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH REGARD, INTER ALIA, TO THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING NATIONAL TREATMENT, NON-DISCRIMINATION, STATE-TRADING, SUBSIDIES AND SAFEGUARDS." MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY.

3. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE TO DELEGATIONS:

- L/6023 - COMMUNICATIONS FROM BULGARIA;

AND ADD.1

- L/6364 - MEMORANDUM ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF BULGARIA;

AND ADD.1

- L/6512 - INFORMATION ON NEW LEGISLATION ADOPTED IN BULGARIA;

- SPEC(89)30 - LEGISLATIVE ACTS CONCERNING THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME;

- L/6867 - QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN TRADE

REGIME OF BULGARIA.

4. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY, AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES AND ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL